Pipe-hanger.



w. H. MACK.

/ PIPE HANGER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.27, 1910.

978, 9 1 2, Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

' a specification.

-Struction in which the sections of the ring are jointed and securelyunlted together.

-of Brooklyn. New York city, in the county j and 3, show the ringsections detached froin in which, the pipe, C, is placed for support.

. cated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, t-he parts WILLIAM H. MACK, orNEW YORK, N. Y.'

PIPE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2o, l1910.

AApplication inea January 27, 1910. serial No. 546,338.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, 'IYILLIAM H. Matilda citizen of the United States,and a resident of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements 1n Pipe-Hangers, of wlnch the following is Thisinvention relates to improvements in pipe hangers, and oJf the class inwhich the bod)v portion of the hanger is in the form of a ring dividedinto two separable sections, and it consists in the' novel-manner ofcon- The object of this invention is to provide a hanger that can beattached t'o a ceiling or other similar support, and admit of a pipebeing suspended thereby, or relnoved therefrom, without necessitatingthe removal of the hangerfrom its support.

The nature and objects of my invent-ion will otherwise be more fullyexplained in the following specification takenl 1n connection with theaccompanying drawings forming a part thereof, and as will also bepointed out in the claims.

InV the drawings, in which similar letters refer to similar partsthroughout these'veral views Figure 1. represents a vertical perspectiveview of my improved hanger in which the ring sect-ions are shown united.Figs. 2

each other. Fig. i, is a section 011 the line, a, b, Fig. l. Fig. 5, isa section on line c, d,' Fig. l, but with 'the ring fastener droppeddown into the locking position. Fig. 6, is a side view of the lockingparts of the ring sections y looking toward t-he plane represented bythe line, e, f, Fig. J1.

In the drawings, A, B, represent the sections of the ring portion of thehanger with- The section, A, .1s provided with a laterally projectinglug. A', and hook A2, at its lower end, A3; and thesection,'B, issimilarly provided with a lug. B1, and hook, B', at its extremity, B3.The form of these lugs and hooks is such thatwhen the sections arebrought together in the same plane as indiwill -engage and f make alockedv joint as shown in Figs. l and 6. The sect-ions have lateralrecesses,A4, and B4, and are otherwise so shaped that when united inthis way,

the ring `appears asthough of one piece and its s 'mmetr v thuspreserved. The section, A, is provided with a neck, 'A5, having a head,'A6, and which may be integral therewith as in Fig. l, o r be made witha loose and swivel joint, AT, and extensible connec' tion, A8, as inFig. Q.

The neck, A5, of the section, A, is provided'with a pin, A9, whichengages with a corresponding hole, B5, in the end, B. of the section, B,when the sections are, united and a looseA ring, D, upon the neck. A,is' dropped down upon the end, BG, of the section, B, thus securelyholding the parts toether. The ring, D, has an internal slot,

which when brought into registering position with a pin, A1, in theneck, A5, permits the vring to drop down over the end, B, ofthe section,B, as indicated by the dot'- ted `lines in,Fig. l, or to be elevatedl asshown in the figure. By turning -the ring, D, around out of registeringposition with the pin, A1, after elevating it as shown, the' ring, D,willthen rest upon the pin, A1", and relnain in that position.

In the form of construction herein shown and described thesections..ca`n be cast and put together' withQut""1icessitating anyinachine work, at all". which makes the device verjy simple and.inexpensive in production while being substantial, secure and completefor the purpose iutended.- I

'hen the hanger-is used as a pipe support the pipe can he suspendedtherebjv or removed therefrom, without. detachingthe hanger from itssupport, which makes it convenient and desirable as a device of thischaracter.

' The operation of manipulating the sections can heunderstood from theforegoing description and needs no further explainition. v i

It can thus be seen, that I provide a simple land 'inexpensive devicethat anbe manu` factured'at a minimum cost of production by bemg moldedand cast 1n any suitable metal desired` and that the sections of thering portion of the hanger will fit together without necessitatingv anymachine work thereon and the parts can be secureljv united and lockedtogether Without the use of any tool by an easy and quick manipulationof the parts, and that the device is in every wa)r operative andcomplete for the purpose intended.

. Having thus described my invention what I claim, and 4desire to secureby. Letters Patont, is

1. In a pipe hanger, -the ring section, A, having the laterallyprojecting lug, A, and the hook, A2, at its free end, A3, in combinationwith the ring section, B, having the laterally projecting lug, B, andthe hook, B2, at its end, B3, and which are adapted to engage with thecorresponding lug, IA', and

the hook, A2, of the section, A, so as to make a locked joint whenbrought together, and the section, B, having a hole, B5, in its otherlend, B2, Which is adapted to engage With a corresponding pin, A, in thesection, A, thereby securing` the sections together, substantially asspecified.

2. Ina pipe hanger, the ring section, A,l

corresponding Ipin, A2, in the section, A,'

thereby securing the sections together, and' the ring, D, adapted topass over the end, B, of the Section, B, and s ure it to the section, A,substantially as spec'ied.

In a pipe hanger, the combination of the ring section, A, having thelaterally projecting lug, A, and the hook, A2, and the pin, A2, thesection, B, having-the laterally projecting lug, B,.and hook, B2, at.one end and the hole, B5, at the other end, and a fastening, D,adaptedfto secure the section, B, to the section, A, substantially asspeciied.

4. -In `a pipe hanger, the combination of the'ring section, A, havingthe laterally projectin lug, A', ,and the hook, A2, at its free end, s,and being provided with a neck,

A5, and the head, A, and the section, B.

having the laterally projecting lug, B', van

the hook,.B2, at one end, B2, 'and the other end, B, adapted to engagewith the section,

A, and the neck, A5, and a fastening, D,

adapted to secure the section, B, to the section, A, substantially asspecified.

5. Inv a pipe hanger, the combination of the head, A, the extensibleconnection, A2', the loosely jointed neck, A5, the ring section, A,having the pin,\A2, and the laterally pro-2 jecting lug, A, and thehook, A2, at its free end` A3, the Section, B, having the laterallyprojecting lug, B, an d the hook, B2, atone end, B3, and the hole, B5,at its other end,

` B, and a ring, D, around the neck, A5, and' adapted to secure the end,B, ofthe section, B, to the section, A, and the lug, B, and the hook,B2, 'of the section, B, adapted to engage with the corresponding lug, Aand hook, A2, of the section, A, and thereby make Y a locked joint,substantially as specified.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,-this QQnd day of'January A. D. 1910.

WILLIAM H. MACK. Witnesses: THERESA A. RUPrnECH'r, ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

